Talk of the Town
BAFP’s December needs
The needs for December at the Brandon Area Food Pantry are laundry detergent, bottled juices, fruit snacks, Kleenex, shampoo, cookies. We continue to have an ample supply of canned vegetables, fruits and soups.
Before donating food items, please check expiration dates and that cans are not bulging from age and/or freezing. Monetary donations are also appreciated.
The BAFP is also accepting used eye glasses and hearing aids on behalf of the Brandon Lions Club.
The BAFP is open 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at 406 Main Ave. To learn more, call 605-582-7001.
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Historical Society History Talk
Jesse Nesseim will be the featured speaker at the Thursday, Dec. 19 “Third Thursday Free to Public History Talk” at the Old Courthouse Museum, 200 W. Sixth St., Sioux Falls. Nesseim will talk about traveling medicine men and the “tonic for whatever ails ya,” Gladstone Remedies.
Last of the holiday music concerts
The last of the school holiday concerts begins at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 19, in the Performing Arts Center. Brandon Valley High School and the seventh and eighth grade orchestras will take the stage. The concert is free and open to the public.
First Day Hike
Big Sioux Recreation Area will host their annual First Day Winter Wonderland Nature Hike at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1.
Starting at the picnic shelter, the winter hike takes participants through the park. Following the hike, hot apple cider and cookies will be served in the shelter. If there is enough snow on the ground, participants will be given the opportunity to give snowshoes a try. Participants are advised to dress for the weather and a park license is required.
BVSD Kindergarten registration
Starting Jan. 2, Brandon Valley School District will begin accepting registrations for 2020-21 kindergarten screening process. Any family who has a child that will be 5 years old on or before Sept. 1, 2020, is eligible to start kindergarten next fall.
To schedule a screening appointment, call your child’s attendance center: Brandon Elementary, 582-6315; Fred Assam, 582-1500; Robert Bennis, 582-8010; and Valley Springs, 582-2948.
